Meanings
comparative more numerophobic · superlative most numerophobic
- rareAffected by numerophobia; having a hatred or fear of numbers.
This problem worsens as we add more variables (for example, whether or not either parent is numerophobic) or look at more levels of each variable.
2013, David L. Streiner, A Guide for the Statistically Perplexed, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 1633 more examples
Subsequently, successful changes were made to teaching modes and content to enable the numerophobic students to approach both basic and threshold concepts without encountering explanations filled with confusing numbers or formulae.
2010, Jan H.F. Meyer, Ray Land, Caroline Baillie, Threshold Concepts and Transformational Learning, Brill Publishers, →ISBN, page 161"The aim of these dolls is to revert the stereotype that women are numerophobic, computer-illiterate and academically challenged," wrote the anonymous Internet user.
2014, Jane Cafarella, A New Life Journal, Author Solutions, →ISBN, page 206By that time, the Twitterverse had recorded at least 108 original tweets, 25 message tweets, and 400 retweets, with a reach of 10,05,575 users (Analytics by Hashtracking.com). For the numerophobic, let's say the hashtag more than just 'trended'.
2016 February 24, Shephali Bhatt, “What went wrong with Snapdeal's social media post to #HelpFindDipti”, in The Economic Times, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2023Antonyms: numerophilic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAffected by numerophobia; having a hatred or fear of numbers.
Origin
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